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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Equitable grading" practices vary based on how the concept is implemented, but the primary stated goal of proponents is to combat "institutional bias" and eliminate racial disparities in grade outcomes through a variety of tactics. Among the least controversial is the removal of grade penalties for late assignments and the ability to retake or redo assignments, often on an unlimited basis.

But proponents of the novel grading practices also advocate the elimination of "zero grades" by using a 50-100 scale. Under that scale, a student cannot receive a grade lower than 50, even if the assignment was never submitted, thereby creating a much higher grade floor and enabling students to achieve passing grades more easily.

Key Points of "Grading for Equity" at APS:

1. no late penalty on homework or any class assignment
2. allow unlimited retakes and redos
3. 50% min. score (even if you did nothing)
4. homework can't count towards grades
5. Final exams weigh heavily (but don't forget point #2 above)
6. attendance can't count towards grades (hey if you think you can pass that final exam, no need to come to class anymore)

Basically, every student will pass their courses, no more fails.  achievement gap will be closed.

All based on just a random guy's book, not research based.  No data support.  Sounds familiar? yes, Joe Feldman is the new Lucy Calkins.

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This is absolutely correct. Most shocking is that kids literally have zero consequences for cutting class. Sure their parents might be informed but no impact on class grade at all. So go ahead and cut class all you want, copy the assignments off someone and then retake until you learn the test enough to pass w a decent grade. Kids are smart and already gaming the system. [/quote]

There are students who come to school at best 10% of the time but still pass the class.  No consequence whatsoever.  [/quote]

Wait, non-attendance has zero consequences for your grades?  Has anyone told the travel forum?![/quote]

Why would attendance ever affect grades?

If kids attend enough that they aren’t truant and they do well on assignments what is the big deal? 
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If they miss tests and can't retake that would impact grades [/quote]

But they can take retakes.[/quote]

Students are allowed to take a test whenever they feel like it.  It’s better than McDonald’s drive thru. No consequences whatsoever, because equity. [/quote]

What exactly is wrong with retakes? [/quote]

LOL! How many do you think should be allowed? These are kids growing up and thinking cpnsequences for anything in life are unfair. [/quote]

Is it about learning consequences or about learning the material?

Retakes encourage learning the material.

Students won't get unlimited retakes anyway. Red herring from lazy MAGA. 
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I’ve subbed in classes like this: kids are given a quiz with ten questions, and they take and retake the quiz until they get a score they are satisfied with. They might start with a 5/10 and in the course of 45 minutes get it up to a 9/10. Kids who don’t know the material at all never got their scores up that high but none of them seemed particularly interested in going back and studying for a higher grade.

I really think there can be space for retakes, and for some classes I like the idea of testing on mastery rather than how hard it was for you to get to the point of mastery. But I don’t know about the implementation here. [/quote]

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